Over 5,500 Projects Slated to Adopt GPL 3, Jun 29, 2007

The official final release of the GPL is still a day away, but it's possible that over 5,500 projects could be migrating to it in very quickly.

A Linux kernel programmer has got Linux running on a logical domain, Sun Microsystems' term for an operating system partition on its newer UltraSparc-based servers.

In terms of performance and stability, I don't really have any major complaints. I've noticed that Google Desktop eats too much CPU sometimes, and it also tends to slow down file write operations a little bit, but it seems reliable enough for daily use.

... while Stallman lacks a talent for hype, he does have persistence on his side, and the kind of credibility that comes with being a true believer.

Is Microsoft just selling the ammo? Or, is Microsoft fighting the wrong war with the wrong weapons?

At least two large online retailers are selling Nokia's 770 Internet Tablet for $140. Originally priced at $400, the 770 was Nokia's first Linux-based consumer device -- and arguably the first product in an emergent new generation of pocketable WiFi-connected Web tablets.

Is operating system preference a presidential predictor? Blogger Douglas Karr pondered the question over the weekend. He didn’t come up with a definitive answer, but he does predict that Linux will win the 2008 presidential election.

As Apple launches its iPhone today, a company attempting to build a similar touchscreen-based phone around an open, user-extensible Linux OS has acknowledged significant delays. OpenMoko now hopes to ship its first "mass market" model in October.

Red Hat's chief executive has revealed that the company held talks with Microsoft last year over a possible patent agreement like the software giant's controversial deal with Novell.

Perhaps more troubling to Microsoft have been recent "OSS-only" initiatives such as one in the Indian state of Kerala.

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